Federal Transit Administration Overview Gail Lyssy FTA Region 6 Deputy Regional Administrator Southern Municipal Finance Society Conference September 2017
Public Transportation Industry Profile Transit Passengers - FTA provides $12 billion annually to transit providers • delivering over 10 billion trips to public transportation customers, supporting access to jobs, education, health care and other important activities. Transit Systems • Agencies ≈ 4,000 Assets ≈ $850 billion 900 FTA grantees: states and transit agencies 130,000 - transit vehicles (e.g. buses, rail cars, 3,000 Recipients of FTA funds through states ferries) ≈ 4,000 Total U.S. Public Transit Providers 13,000 miles – rail track and BRT guideway Other – transit stations, maintenance facilities, etc. Transit Workforce • 246,000 vehicle operations 64,000 Vehicle maintenance 42,000 Administration 39,000 Non-vehicle maintenance 9,000 Other 400,000 U.S. Public Transportation Workforce 2
Federal Transit Administration Improve public transportation for America’s communities. One of 9 operating administrations at the U.S. Department of • Transportation Provides nearly half of the capital funding for U.S. public transportation (≈ • 45 percent) Sets Federal framework for transit safety • FTA accomplishes this mission through: • – Financial assistance – Technical assistance – Research – Oversight - safety, grant programs, and grant projects 3
Evolution of the Federal Role in Transit • 1964 – Federal transit funding program created. The law prohibited FTA from directly regulating transit system operations • 1964-2012 – FTA primarily a funding agency • 2012 – MAP-21 law establishes FTA safety regulatory, training, inspection, investigation and vehicle standards program • 2016 – FAST Act 4
Major FAST Act Features for FTA • Five Year Authorization (FY2016 through FY2020) $12.25B in FY17, increasing ~$1B/yr thru FY2020 • • Funding Increases for State of Good Repair & Buses • Re-Introduces a Discretionary Bus Program • Increases Buy America requirements to 70% by FY2020 • Continues MAP-21 Safety and Transit Asset Mgmt 5
FAST Act FY17 Authorized Funding (in Millions) FY17 Apportionment: $12.25 Billion $270 $197 $133 $28$10 5307 Urban Area Formula Program ($5,011) $9 $149 $281 5337 State of Good Repair ($2,524) $433 5309 Capital Investment Grants ($2,505) 5311 Rural Program ($703) $703 5339 Bus/Bus Facilities Formula ($433) $5011 5339 Bus/Bus Facilities Discretionary ($281) 5310 Enh Mob Seniors and Ind w/Disabl ($270) 3028 Positive Train Control ($197) $2,505 WMATA ($149) 5303/5304 Metro/State Tran Planning ($133) 5312 Public Transp Innovation ($28) TOD (Discretionary pilot) ($10) $2,524 5314 Workforce Development ($9) 6
Other DOT Support for Transit Projects • Build America Bureau - streamlines credit opportunities and grants and provides access to the credit and grant programs. – Public – Private Partnerships (P3) – Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) – Railroad Rehabilitation & Improvement Financing (RRIF) – Others 7
Build America Bureau Credit Programs • Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998 (TIFIA) credit program – $275M - $300M Annual Authorization from FY16-20 – Translates to potentially $20B in credit assistance • Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) credit program. – $35B Authorized under SAFETEA-LU https://www.transportation.gov/buildamerica/programs-services/tifia 8
FTA FAST Act Website www.fta.dot.gov/fastact Sign up for notifications of new postings at https://www.transit.dot.gov/ https://www.transportation.g ov/fastlane/how-transit-can- change-lives 9
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